Another in our December series of snow systems is making a beeline for Minnesota tonight. This Alberta Clipper-Montana Mauler hybrid looks like it will lay down another swath of 3″ to 6″ along and north of the I-94 corridor.

Look for snow to begin in the metro after midnight, reach peak intensity just in time for morning rush hour, and taper off after lunch Tuesday. Most of the metro should see between 2 and 4 inches with his system. The best chance for a 6″ total appears to be in the north metro and points north. If the storm takes a more southerly track, those totals could slip down into the metro.

All this snow is setting some December records here in the region. La Crosse has scraped 31.5″ of snow off the sidewalk so far this month. That’s the snowiest December on record, and nearly a winter’s worth of snow in one month!

Duluth has bagged 36.9″ so far. St. Cloud, Rochester, and Eau Claire are all in the top 10 for December snowfall. In the metro, another 3.2 inches will vault the metro into the top 10 snowiest Decembers on record.

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Paul Huttner is chief meteorologist for Minnesota Public Radio. Huttner has worked TV and radio stations in Minneapolis, Tucson and Chicago. Paul is a graduate of Macalester College in St. Paul and holds a bachelor’s degree in geography with an emphasis in meteorology.